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I recently purchased a Samsung S95D 4K Tv. The tuner box that comes with this TV has one LAN input, one 75 ohm input and several HDMI inputs. My Spectrum cable box can output a signal in all these formats. Which one provides the best picture AND sound? I’m guessing it’s NOT the 75 ohm coxial...

I ordered a Siemens Boltshield FSPD 140kA from Lowes for $186 less my 10% military discount. I’m not terribly worried about an EMP from a high altitude atomic blast. I’m more concerned about solar flares. The recent one resulted in the Aurora Borealis to be visible in our area a week it two ago!

Thank you to all who’ve replied. We dropped our landlines years ago, but we do have a copper coax cable for our half-assed HellBillie cableInternet. I just made some significant A/V upgrades, so I’m going to bite the bullet and switch to fibre Internet. Then there be no copper coming into our...

Timcognito, We use a cellular provider named Visible. They are owned by Verizon, so they use Verizon towers for their network. If they are available to you, they have a $45/month plan with unlimited data. We use it frequently when our crap cable internet goes down. We do have fibre on our...

I currently live at about 3,500’ in the Blue Ridge mountains in northwestern NC. My current whole house surge protector has been in place since 1995, and a replacement is likely long overdue. We do get occasional thunder storms with lightning, but nothing like we experienced in Texas. So my...

I was using a simple analogy: While it’s likely some DAC manufacturers have stress-tested their own products I this it’s very unlikely they did the same with competitors’ products. Yes, you are technically correct, but if you think of DAC’s as tyres or humans, a brand A tyre with a 100Km...

I think the value in buying the one that measures best is that as components age, the one that measured best will age better than the ones that measured slightly worse, and it will still measure best ten years in the future even though any differences will still be inaudible. It’s really...

LTig, I couldn’t agree more. That’s why I use a vintage McIntosh C30 pre-amp in my system instead of a newer preamp. It has a rotary variable loudness control that can be set independent of the volume. I prefer the C30 as it is quieter than Mac’s C31/C32/C33/C34, it has less distortion than...

Can someone tell me how the ATC SCM150ASL PRO’s sound at low levels (say around 60dB or so)? I know they are superb at higher volumes (80dB to 100dB), but some excellent speakers sound dull and boring at lower levels. So I’m wondering how the ATC SCM150ASL PRO’s fare at low listening levels? TIA

Greetings all. I’m searching for someone who lives (hopefully) within a day’s drive from me (28694), who owns Tannoy Westminster GR OW speakers, and who would be willing to let me come listen to them. My wonderful wife likes their appearance (big sigh of relief :D), but I want to hear a broken...

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/high-res-music-tech-company-mqa-enters-administration-in-the-uk/#:~:text=High%2Dresolution%20music%20technology%20company,the%20US%20and%20other%20countries. The financials are eye-opening. Annual revenue never exceeded £700,000 while administrative...

Given the Larsen 9’s placement requirements, and dispersion characteristics, I wonder if a centre channel is as necessary as it would be for conventional monkey coffin speakers used in a 5.1 H/T system? I’d be interested in hearing from anyone who’s run Larsen’s in a H/T system, and if they...

I’m planning on purchasing a pair of Monitor Audio’s new Platinum 300 3G speakers. They present a four ohm load, efficiency is rated at 88dB, and Monitor Audio recommends amps offering 200 - 800 wpc. I’m considering some new, more powerful amps and on my shortlist are Van Alstine DVA M750’s...

I have followed this discussion and understood most of it, but I’m a noob when it comes to class D. I’ve used vintage solid state class A/B McIntosh amps for some time now. I’m planning on purchasing a pair of Monitor Audio’s new Platinum 300 3G speakers. They present a four ohm load...

Thank you for a most excellent review. I truly believe amps like this are the wave of the future.

I’m curious as to what improvements one gets if they bi-amp Westminster GR’s. Any comments from those with actual experience appreciated.

How does one access http://hifi-tunes.de/index.php?id=16? I keep getting “User Error” when I try and register.